Coyotes edge Kings in shootout
LOS ANGELES -- Max Domi scored two goals and Anthony DeAngelo scored the deciding shootout goal as the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Arizona (26-36-8) won its third straight game with Louis Domingue stopping 44 Los Angeles shots and nine shootout attempts.
Los Angeles (32-30-7) lost its second straight game and trails St. Louis by four points for the second Western Conference wild card spot with the Blues holding a game in hand. Ben Bishop made 29 saves and lost his third straight game in a Kings uniform.
Los Angeles took a 1-0 on the first of Tyler Toffoli's two goals in the game at 5:03 of the second period. Jake Muzzin's shot from the point was saved by Domingue. The deep rebound in the slot set up Toffoli to deliver an uncontested slap shot from 17 feet for the goal.
Domi tied the game at 1 with his eighth goal of the season at 5:39 of the third period. After a neutral zone turnover by Los Angeles, Arizona penetrated the offensive zone where Christian Dvorak found Domi in the slot and he deked around Jarome Iginla for a wrist shot that beat Bishop cleanly.
The teams traded goals in the final 90 seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime.
Toffoli's second goal of the night, his 14th of the season, on the power play at 18:24 of the third period gave the Kings a 2-1 lead.
Domi then tied the game 51 seconds later with the Arizona goaltender pulled for an extra skater to send the game to overtime.
NOTES: This was the fourth meeting between the clubs, they will face off again on April 2 at Staples Center. ... Arizona scratched LW Teemu Pulkkinen, D Kevin Connauton and C Alexander Burmistrov. ... Los Angeles did not dress D Brayden McNabb, C Nick Shore and C Jordan Nolan. ... The Kings complete their seven-game home stand against Buffalo on Thursday. They start a stretch of five out of seven games on the road in Calgary on Sunday. ... Los Angeles D Drew Doughty (675 games played) passed Mike Murphy for ninth on the Kings all-time games played list.